Reflections: Maison de Verre
Jason Sayer2025-11-03T22:40:40+00:00John Pardey on how Pierre Chareau and Bernard Bijvoët's Maison de Verre (House of Glass) redefined domestic architecture in 1930s Paris — fusing craft and industry, transparency and privacy, transforming a bourgeois townhouse into a luminous, steel-framed gesamtkunstwerk.
Dispatches from Shanghai: Kraipol Jayanetra, Alkhemist Architects
Jason Sayer2025-11-03T22:21:10+00:00We spoke to Kraipol Jayanetra of Alkhemist Architects about the studio’s playful contribution to the 'Shanghai Picnic' architecture biennial. Using on four colourful mobile carts, the project explores informality, improvisation and spirit in the city.
Stone Demonstration
Jason Sayer2025-11-05T12:51:10+00:00Webb Yates, Arup, Groupwork’s three-storey prototype at Earls Court explores how pre-tensioned stone can replace carbon-intensive materials, reimagining the structural frame as a durable, low-energy and reusable system for the future of construction.
LennaMare School
Jason Sayer2025-11-17T09:49:41+00:00BDP’s new school in Lemmer, The Netherlands, draws on the region’s vernacular barns to create a calm, light-filled learning environment.
Cairo Pergola
Jason Sayer2025-10-28T09:28:29+00:00CLUSTER and THISS Studio with Orient Productions’ vivid red pavilion reclaims public space along the Nile River in Cairo as a stage for community, performance and environmental action.
Reimagining iconic buildings
Jason Sayer2025-10-27T14:19:11+00:00Architects and façade specialists from Foster + Partners, Propak Architectural, Farrells and Schüco discuss how they collaborated to repurpose two of London’s landmark buildings – The Whiteley and Powerhouse – at an event exploring the value of reuse and restoration.
AT Webinar: Navigating Gateway 2
Jason Sayer2025-11-12T14:57:55+00:00Join us on Wednesday 12 November for a focused session on the key responsibilities and practical steps design teams need to take when working on higher-risk buildings and preparing for Gateway 2 submissions.
The Pool, Waltham Forest College
Jason Sayer2025-10-27T12:24:12+00:00Studio DERA transforms a disused swimming pool into a light-filled, sustainable hub for learning and wellbeing.
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Dispatches from Dublin: Denise Murray, Metropolitan Workshop
Jason Sayer2025-10-23T16:27:22+01:00Denise Murray from Metropolitan Workshop talks to AT about balancing delivery and design quality amid Ireland’s housing crisis — and why public understanding of architecture is key to lasting neighbourhoods.